Table of Contents Healthy sleep is important for a child’s growth and development. Bedtime resistance and night wakings are common problems in young children. They occur in about 20 to 30 percent of infants, toddlers and preschool children. Behavioral strategies can treat these problems in young children who are under 5 years of age. …
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in morbidly obese patients, with a reported prevalence as high as 45% in obese subjects.1 In fact, according to one study presented at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, of 359 patients who had preoperative polysomnography, 86% had positive tests, which showed severe OSA in half of the …
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Following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in China in late 2019, and the rapid expansion of the COVID19 pandemic in 2020, questions about viral evolution have come tumbling after. Did SARS-CoV-2 evolve to become better adapted to humans? More infectious or transmissible? More deadly? Virus mutations can rise in frequency due to natural selection, random genetic …
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The duration and nature of immunity generated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection is unknown. Many public health responses and modeled scenarios for COVID-19 outbreaks caused by SARSCoV-2 assume that infection results in an immune response that protects individuals from future infections or illness for some amount of time. The timescale of protection is a critical …
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Table of Contents The body mass index (BMI) is a calculation that helps classify your weight status. A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fat. An adult with a BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or higher is considered to be obese. More than onethird of U.S. adults are considered obese. Sleep and …
In March 2020, the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial was established as a randomised clinical trial to test a range of potential treatments for COVID-19, including low-dose dexamethasone (a steroid treatment). Over 11,500 patients have been enrolled from over 175 NHS hospitals in the UK. On 8 June, recruitment to the dexamethasone arm …
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Table of Contents QUICK FACTS Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that makes you feel extremely tired, and may cause uncontrollable sleep attacks. The main symptom of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness. You may feel tired during the day, even after a full night of sleep. It is hard to prevent this feeling of sleepiness. DIAGNOSIS …
Table of Contents Circadian rhythms are 24-hour natural rhythms in the body. These internal rhythms are matched to the outside light-dark cycle. When there is a disruption of the internal system, or there is a mismatch between the body’s circadian rhythm and the outside environment, a circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder may occur. KEY POINTS A …
Table of Contents Older adults may become sleepy earlier in the day, wake up earlier, or enjoy less deep sleep. Chronic health problems, medical treatments, mental health conditions, sleep disorders and fragmented sleep routines are common in older adults. Sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome (RLS), and certain circadian rhythm sleepwake disorders occur more frequently as …
How to Protect Yourself and Others Table of Contents Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness. Know how it spreads There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …
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